ASVAB Word Knowledge Practice Test 60469 Results

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Questions 5 5
Correct 0 3.33
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1 Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony.
55% Answer Correctly
demean
diffident
pageantry
clarity

Solution
The definition for pomp is "Showy display." Used in a sentence: Jan couldn't help enjoying the pomp of the elaborate wedding ceremony. The definition for clarity is "clearness.", the definition for diffident is "Lacking self–confidence.", and the definition for demean is "To lower status."

2 The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills.
56% Answer Correctly
supple
polarize
ramble
commonplace

Solution
The definition for mundane is "Practical, ordinary." Used in a sentence: The flighty Caroline could not be troubled with mundane tasks such as paying her bills. The definition for supple is "flexible.", the definition for ramble is "To wander, physically or in language.", and the definition for polarize is "To break up into opposing groups."

3 Pathos most nearly means:
74% Answer Correctly
compassion
curtail
avian
extol

Solution
The definition for pathos is "Sympathetic pity." Used in a sentence: The soldiers cherished the kindly Nurse Nightingale for her pathos. The definition for curtail is "to make less.", the definition for avian is "Relating to birds.", and the definition for extol is "To praise highly."

4 Incongruous most nearly means:
71% Answer Correctly
composed
inviolable
inappropriate
iridescent

Solution
The definition for incongruous is "Not harmonious, incompatible." Used in a sentence: Sadie's cowboy hat was incongruous with her black cocktail dress. The definition for composed is "calm.", the definition for inviolable is "Secure from assault of trespass.", and the definition for iridescent is "Having a lustrous or attractivve quality."

5 "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother.
77% Answer Correctly
inauspicious
anthology
prevent
archaic

Solution
The definition for preclude is "To rule out in advance." Used in a sentence: "Having cake now will preclude dessert later," said Amber's mother. The definition for inauspicious is "not favorable.", the definition for anthology is "A collection of selected literary pieces.", and the definition for archaic is "Characteristic of an earlier time."